songs

The Mystic’s Dream sets an ideal tone for the entire series, and the lyrics can be interpreted so that they strongly apply to the story.

“A clouded dream on an earthly night
Hangs upon the crescent moon
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Sings at the coming dawn
Birds in flight are calling there
Where the heart moves the stones
It’s there that my heart is longing for
All for the love of you”

Glowgives a wonderful description of what Quin yearns to find in Layla.

“Glow, I wanna see you glow
I wanna see your daylight shining all around your
Heart I wanna see you glow, I wanna see your daylight so brightAll around my soulI wanna see you soar, love, oh, I wanna see you fly
Kick off the world in the dark and just dive, just dive”

I chose Dance Me to the End of Lovefor Quin and Layla’s weightless dance because the song is full of passion and hauntingly beautiful. This dance launches Quin and Layla into a lovely romance that faces incredible adversity.

“Dance me to your beauty like a burning violinDance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch, be my homeward dove
And dance me to the end of love”

“Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Oh let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Oh show me slowly what I only know the limits of
And dance me to the end of love”

“Oh dance me to the wedding now, oh, dance me on and on
And dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We’re both of us beneath our love, and both of us above
And dance me to the end of love”

This song is for Aedan and Rhosewen’s date to Devil’s Den. Life’s lovely when they’re together, but their homes are far apart and their future is unknown.

“My heart beats like a drum
A guitar string to the strum
A beautiful song to be sung
She’s got blue eyes deep like the sea
That roll back when she’s laughing at meShe rises up like the tide
The moment her lips meet mine”

Is there a better song than this to describe Aedan and Rhosewen’s whirlwind romance? The song is a classic and so beautiful, and Aedan and Rhosewen truly couldn’t help falling in love with each other. He buys her wedding ring in this chapter.

“Take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can’t help falling in love with you”

I chose Lovely Day for the chapter with Aedan and Rhosewen’s wedding because, despite all the pain and fear they eventually endure, their union is lovely, and in this moment, when they become man and wife, they soar with happiness.

“All is see is sunny skiesEvery time I look into your eyes
Here we go again, my friendStaying together ’til the end”

“We’ll just float on top of the Clouds that cover our skies”

Chapter 24: In this chapter Rhosewen learns she’s pregnant – an event deserving of two songs.

The Things We Handed Downis for Aedan, who’s full of wonder and hope for his growing family.

“I wonder who you’ll look likeWill your hair fall down and curl
Will you be a Mama’s boy
Or Daddy’s little girl
Will you be a sad reminder
Of what’s been lost along the way
Maybe you can help me find her
In the things you do and say”

Night Ride Across the Caucasussymbolizes Layla’s journey through the first book, with lyrics that apply to the discovery of her heritage, the memories she witnessed, her connection to her birth parents, and how this is just the first step in her epic odyssey. There is much more to come!

“There are visions, there are memories
There are echoes of thundering hooves
There are fires, there is laughter
There’s the sound of a thousand doves”

“In the velvet of the darkness
By the silhouette of silent treesThey are watching, they are waiting
They are witnessing life’s mysteries”

“Cascading stars on the slumbering hills
They are dancing as far as the sea
Riding o’er the land, you can feel its gentle handLeading on to its destiny”

“Take me with you on this journey
Where the boundaries of time are now tossed
In cathedrals of the forest
In the words of the tongues now lost

Find the answers, ask the questions
Find the roots of an ancient tree
Take me dancing, take me singingI’ll ride on till the moon meets the sea”

*All the above opinions are personal interpretations of the selected songs and do not reflect the opinions of the musicians. The lyrics showcased are incomplete and/or paraphrased. They are simply my favorite lines from the songs.